Collinear Magnetic Structure in the Diamond Network Magnet EuTi${}_2$Al${}_{20}$

Abstract

The magnetic structure of EuTi${}_2$Al${}_{20}$, in which magnetic Eu${}^{2+}$ ions form a diamond network, was investigated using neutron and resonant X-ray diffraction on powder and single-crystal samples. The propagation vector was determined to be ${\text{q}}_{\mathrm{m}}=(1,0,0)$~r.l.u. from these diffraction measurements. All possible magnetic structures in the space group $Fd\bar{3}m$ with this propagation vector were examined using the irreducible representation method and magnetic space group analysis. This magnetic structure was identified as a collinear antiferromagnetic structure with the magnetic space group $P_{I}nna$ (\#52.320) or $P_{I}nn2$ (\#34.164) under zero magnetic field. In these magnetic structure, frustration arises from competing magnetic interactions on the diamond network. These findings provide a concrete experimental reference for assessing the role of competing interactions in diamond-network magnets and motivate further studies of interaction-driven quantum states.

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